,,ic  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ajia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of      
,,representatives  ,march #bf1          
#bjah,referred to the ,committee on     
,education and the ,workforce1 and in   
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,an ,,act  ,to establish a ,federal    
,task ,force to ,support ,grandparents  
,raising ,grandchildren4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,supporting ,grandparents ,raising      
,grandchildren ,act4  #b4 ,federal ,task
 ,force to ,support ,grandparents       
,raising ,grandchildren  7a7            
,establishment ,there is established a  
,federal ,task ,force to ,support       
,grandparents ,raising ,grandchildren   
7referred to in this section as the     
,task ,force74  7b7 ,older relative     
caregiver ,in this section1 the term    

older relative caregiver has the meaning
 given the term under section           
#cgb7;a77#c7 of the ,national ,family   
,caregiver ,support 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjcjs7a77#c774  7c7 ,membership  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,task ,force shall be  
composed of the following members1 or   
their designee3 7,a7 ,the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services4  7,b7 ,the
 ,attorney ,general4  7,c7 ,the         
,administrator of the ,administration   
for ,community ,living4  7,d7 ,the      
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention4  7,e7 ,the    
,assistant ,secretary for ,mental       
,health and ,substance ,use4  7,f7 ,the 
,assistant ,secretary for the           
,administration for ,children and       
,families4  7,g7 ,the ,director of the  
,indian ,health ,service4  7,h7 ,the    
,administrator of the ,centers for      
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services4  7,i7   
,the head of each ,federal department1  
agency1 or other governmental entity    
identified by the ,secretary of ,health 

and ,human ,services as having          
responsibilities1 or administering      
programs1 relating to the current       
health1 educational1 nutritional1 and   
other needs and current issues affecting
 older relative caregivers1 including   
grandparents1 raising children in their 
care4  7,j7 ,a grandparent raising a    
grandchild or grandchildren as well as  
another older relative caregiver of     
children4  7#b7 ,lead agency ,the       
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services shall be the lead agency for  
the ,task ,force4  7d7 ,duties  7#a7 ,in
 general  7,a7 ,information ,the ,task  
,force shall identify1 coordinate1 and  
disseminate information publicly about  
,federal information1 resources1 and    
best practices available1 on the date of
 the determination1 to help older       
relative caregivers1 including          
grandparents1 raising children in their 
care1 including those raising children  
in their care as a result of the opioid 
crisis1 meet the health1 educational1   

nutritional1 and other needs of the     
children in their care as well as       
maintain their own physical and mental  
health and emotional well-being4  7,b7  
,native ,americans ,in carrying out the 
duties described in subparagraph 7,a71  
the ,task ,force shall ensure that the  
needs of ,native ,americans 7as defined 
in section #ajb of the ,older ,americans
 ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb77   
are considered4  7#b7 ,report  7,a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #cfj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,task ,force shall submit a report to   
the ,special ,committee on ,aging1 the  
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions1 and the          
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,education and the
 ,workforce1 the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and the ,committee on    
,ways and ,means of the ,house of       
,representatives that includes--  7i7   
best practices1 resources1 and other    
useful information for older relative   

caregivers1 including grandparents1     
raising children in their care2 and     
7ii7 an identification of the gaps in   
needs of older relative caregivers1     
including grandparents1 raising children
 in their care4  7,b7 ,final report ,not
 later than #d years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,task ,force
 shall submit a final report to the     
,special ,committee on ,aging1 the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions1 and the          
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,education and the
 ,workforce1 the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and the ,committee on    
,ways and ,means of the ,house of       
,representatives that includes the final
 findings of the ,task ,force1          
recommendations for future actions to   
address issues faced by older relative  
caregivers1 including grandparents1     
raising children in their care1 and any 
other useful information4  7#c7 ,process
 for public input ,the ,task ,force     

shall establish a process for public    
input to inform the identification of1  
and updates to1 the best practices1     
resources1 and other useful information 
and the gaps in needs described in      
paragraph 7#b71 including a process for 
the public to submit recommendations to 
the ,task ,force and an opportunity for 
public comment4  7e7 ,sunset ,the ,task 
,force shall terminate on the date that 
is #e years after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4  7f7 ,nonapplicability of 
,,faca ,the ,federal ,advisory          
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47    
shall not apply to the ,task ,force4    
7g7 ,funding ,no additional funds are   
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this section4 ,the ,task ,force     
shall be carried out with funds         
otherwise appropriated4  ,passed the    
,senate ,march #bb1 #bjah4;,julie ,e4   
,adams1,secretary